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Tangipahoa Parish

Local election results for Saturday, February 9, 2008, including statewide races. Official results from the Louisiana Secretary of State. Each race has a map by precinct.

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Cities, towns, and villages

City of Ponchatoula

Mayor, City of Ponchatoula

Robert F. "Bob" Zabbia (Democrat) won with 75.7% of the vote.

  • Robert F. "Bob" Zabbia DemocratElected

    75.7% 1,007 votes

  • Arden Wells Other partyDefeated

    24.3% 324 votes

By precinct in Tangipahoa Parish

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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share

Under 50%50 to 60%Over 60%
Robert F. "Bob" Zabbia
  • Not voting in this race, or no votes

Shows the 1,201 votes cast at the polls in 8 precincts. The 130 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.

1,331 votes cast.

Council Member, District B, City of Ponchatoula

Dave Higgenbotham (Democrat) won with 55.3% of the vote.

  • Dave Higgenbotham DemocratElected

    55.3% 162 votes

  • Wayne F. Foster DemocratDefeated

    36.2% 106 votes

  • Calvin E. Brown DemocratDefeated

    8.5% 25 votes

By precinct in Tangipahoa Parish

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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share

Under 50%50 to 60%Over 60%
Dave Higgenbotham
Wayne F. Foster
  • Not voting in this race, or no votes

Shows the 264 votes cast at the polls in 5 precincts. The 29 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.

293 votes cast.

Council Member, District D, City of Ponchatoula

Robert H. Elzy, Jr. (Democrat) won with 70.6% of the vote.

  • Robert H. Elzy, Jr. DemocratElected

    70.6% 101 votes

  • Perry Graves DemocratDefeated

    29.4% 42 votes

By precinct in Tangipahoa Parish

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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share

Under 50%50 to 60%Over 60%
Robert H. Elzy, Jr.
  • Not voting in this race, or no votes

Shows the 119 votes cast at the polls in 2 precincts. The 24 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.

143 votes cast.

Council Member, District E, City of Ponchatoula

Vergil Sandifer (Democrat) won with 67.6% of the vote.

  • Vergil Sandifer DemocratElected

    67.6% 221 votes

  • Tracie Day Howes RepublicanDefeated

    32.4% 106 votes

By precinct in Tangipahoa Parish

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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share

Under 50%50 to 60%Over 60%
Vergil Sandifer
  • Not voting in this race, or no votes

Shows the 309 votes cast at the polls in 2 precincts. The 18 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.

327 votes cast.

Town of Independence

Mayor, Town of Independence

No one got a majority, so Phillip F. Domiano (Democrat) and Michael A. Ragusa (Democrat) went to a runoff.

  • Phillip F. Domiano DemocratIn runoff

    42.9% 381 votes

  • Michael A. Ragusa DemocratIn runoff

    25.0% 222 votes

  • Dean Waltzer DemocratDefeated

    16.6% 148 votes

  • "Buster" Guzzardo DemocratDefeated

    15.5% 138 votes

By precinct in Tangipahoa Parish

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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share

Under 50%50 to 60%Over 60%
Phillip F. Domiano
Michael A. Ragusa
Dean Waltzer
  • Not voting in this race, or no votes

Shows the 771 votes cast at the polls in 7 precincts. The 118 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.

889 votes cast.

Chief of Police, Town of Independence

Anthony Maurer (Democrat) won with 57.2% of the vote.

  • Anthony Maurer DemocratElected

    57.2% 484 votes

  • Leonard "Tank" Genco DemocratDefeated

    42.8% 362 votes

By precinct in Tangipahoa Parish

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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share

Under 50%50 to 60%Over 60%
Anthony Maurer
Leonard "Tank" Genco
  • Not voting in this race, or no votes

Shows the 731 votes cast at the polls in 7 precincts. The 115 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.

846 votes cast.

Aldermen, Town of Independence

John J. Polito, Sr. (Democrat), Richard Navarra (Democrat), Louis "Nick" Joseph (Democrat), Larry Cardaronella (Democrat), and Parnell "Butch" Baham (Democrat) won.

  • John J. Polito, Sr. DemocratElected

    16.4% 543 votes

  • Richard Navarra DemocratElected

    13.5% 448 votes

  • Louis "Nick" Joseph DemocratElected

    12.9% 427 votes

  • Larry Cardaronella DemocratElected

    12.6% 419 votes

  • Parnell "Butch" Baham DemocratElected

    12.1% 403 votes

3 other candidates: 32.5% together
Michael J. "Mike" Muscarello Democrat11.6%386
Joe C. Guzzardo Democrat10.6%351
Dale J. Brouillette Republican10.3%340

By precinct in Tangipahoa Parish

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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share

Under 50%50 to 60%Over 60%
John J. Polito, Sr.
Louis "Nick" Joseph
  • Another candidate, or a tie
  • Not voting in this race, or no votes

Shows the 2,875 votes cast at the polls in 7 precincts. The 442 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.

3,317 votes cast.

Party committees

DSCC Member, 74th Representative District, Office "A"

Donna L. Singletary (Democrat) won with 35.8% of the vote.

This race covers 3 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In Tangipahoa Parish: Donna L. Singletary 20.0%, "Dottie" Belletto 39.4%, Alicia Walker Breaux 28.4%, Carol T. Richards 12.2%.

  • Donna L. Singletary DemocratElected

    35.8% 936 votes

  • "Dottie" Belletto DemocratDefeated

    28.0% 734 votes

  • Alicia Walker Breaux DemocratDefeated

    26.9% 703 votes

  • Carol T. Richards DemocratDefeated

    9.4% 245 votes

By precinct in Tangipahoa Parish

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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share

Under 50%50 to 60%Over 60%
Donna L. Singletary
"Dottie" Belletto
Alicia Walker Breaux
  • Not voting in this race, or no votes

Shows the 724 votes cast at the polls in 13 precincts. The 32 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.

2,618 votes cast.

Results by parish
ParishDonna L. Singletary"Dottie" BellettoAlicia Walker BreauxCarol T. RichardsTurnout
St. Tammany Parish45.5%74520.5%33626.4%4327.6%125
Tangipahoa Parish20.0%15139.4%29828.4%21512.2%92
Washington Parish17.9%4044.6%10025.0%5612.5%28

RSCC Member, 73rd Representative District, Subdistrict A

"Mike" Whitlow (Republican) won with 56.8% of the vote.

  • "Mike" Whitlow RepublicanElected

    56.8% 317 votes

  • "Beth" Davis RepublicanDefeated

    43.2% 241 votes

By precinct in Tangipahoa Parish

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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share

Under 50%50 to 60%Over 60%
"Mike" Whitlow
"Beth" Davis
  • Not voting in this race, or no votes

Shows the 522 votes cast at the polls in 8 precincts. The 36 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.

558 votes cast.

RSCC Member, 73rd Representative District, Subdistrict C

Frank Schneider (Republican) won with 63.1% of the vote.

  • Frank Schneider RepublicanElected

    63.1% 315 votes

  • Cecilia Giannobile RepublicanDefeated

    36.9% 184 votes

By precinct in Tangipahoa Parish

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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share

Under 50%50 to 60%Over 60%
Frank Schneider
Cecilia Giannobile
  • Not voting in this race, or no votes

Shows the 469 votes cast at the polls in 11 precincts. The 30 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.

499 votes cast.

Statewide and federal races in Tangipahoa Parish

Democratic presidential primary

Barack Obama (Democrat) won with 57.4% of the vote.

This race covers 64 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In Tangipahoa Parish: Barack Obama 52.2%, Hillary Clinton 39.8%, John Edwards 4.8%, "Joe" Biden 1.6%.

  • Barack Obama DemocratElected

    57.4% 220,632 votes

  • Hillary Clinton DemocratDefeated

    35.6% 136,925 votes

  • John Edwards DemocratDefeated

    3.4% 13,026 votes

  • "Joe" Biden DemocratDefeated

    1.6% 6,178 votes

3 other candidates: 2.0% together
William "Bill" Richardson Democrat1.1%4,257
Christopher J. Dodd Democrat0.5%1,924
Dennis J. Kucinich Democrat0.4%1,404

By precinct in Tangipahoa Parish

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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share

Under 50%50 to 60%Over 60%
Barack Obama
Hillary Clinton
  • Another candidate, or a tie
  • Not voting in this race, or no votes

Shows the 7,662 votes cast at the polls in 86 precincts. The 472 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.

384,346 votes cast.

Republican presidential primary

"Mike" Huckabee (Republican) won with 43.2% of the vote.

This race covers 64 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In Tangipahoa Parish: "Mike" Huckabee 47.3%, John McCain 37.8%, Mitt Romney 6.3%, Ron Paul 5.0%.

  • "Mike" Huckabee RepublicanElected

    43.2% 69,594 votes

  • John McCain RepublicanDefeated

    41.9% 67,551 votes

  • Mitt Romney RepublicanDefeated

    6.3% 10,222 votes

  • Ron Paul RepublicanDefeated

    5.3% 8,590 votes

7 other candidates: 3.2% together
Fred Thompson Republican1.0%1,603
Rudolph W. Giuliani Republican1.0%1,593
Alan Keyes Republican0.5%837
Jerry Curry Republican0.3%521
Duncan Hunter Republican0.2%368
Daniel Gilbert Republican0.1%183
"Tom" Tancredo Republican0.1%107

By precinct in Tangipahoa Parish

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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share

Under 50%50 to 60%Over 60%
"Mike" Huckabee
John McCain
Mitt Romney
  • Another candidate, or a tie
  • Not voting in this race, or no votes

Shows the 3,237 votes cast at the polls in 86 precincts. The 204 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.

161,169 votes cast.

Turnout by precinct